Back in 2021, The CW announced that a reboot of Babylon 5 was in the works for the network. But that was then, before the Warner Bros. Discovery merger and before the sale of The CW to the Nexstar Media Group. In the two years since the initial announcement of the “from-the-ground-up reboot” of the fan-favorite 1990s sci-fi series, a lot has changed. Earlier this year, series creator J. Michael Straczynski even called on fans for help in trying to get the reboot made. Now, Straczynski is offering another update on things and reminding fans that when news finally comes about the reboot, it will come to him first.
We’re all impatient for B5 news, and there are tons of rumors from bloggers and posters and even some cast, but there’s truly no decision because the decision makers haven’t decided. When that decision does get made, it will come to me first, not to any of those folks –
